Spicy "Oven-Fried" Chicken from Clear Lake

Servings: 5

INGREDIENTS

1 chicken, cut up in 8 pieces
1c buttermilk
1/4 c olive oil
3 T hot pepper sauce
2 T Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1 large onion, sliced

1c dry unseasoned bread crumbs
1/3 c grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 c flour
2 t dried thyme
1/2 t paprika
1 t salt
1/2 t cayenne pepper

3 T butter, melted

STEPS

1) Whisk buttermilk, oil, hot pepper sauce, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper in large bowl

2) Stir in onion, then add chicken, cover and marinate 3-24 hours

3) Combine coating ingredients, apply to chicken and place on wire rack over a backing sheet

4) Dribble with butter and let stand 30 minutes

5) Bake at 425F, about 50-60 minutes to an internal temperature of 165F


NOTES

Allow 3+ hours to marinate

Original recipe was 6 people, 12 pieces...I used 2 cut up chickens and doubled everything else and that worked weill so I changed the description to 8 pieces/5 people